George Scott's £880,000 breeze-up buy handed Coventry Stakes aim after easy win under Ryan Moore

'Ryan kindly came and rode him, as he's got a lot on his plate at the moment, but he educated him well and he did what he had to do'

Mrarir records an easy win at LingfieldCredit: Sky Sports Racing

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Mrair justified 1-6 favouritism in easy fashion under Ryan Moore in the 6f novice and could now be Royal Ascot-bound for trainer George Scott.

Owned by Victorious Forever, the son of Mehmas fetched £880,000 at a breeze-up sale after being bought for 70,000gns as a yearling. He was beaten into second on his debut but began to justify his hefty price tag in the feature £40,000 event.

Mrair raced down the centre of the track and took a keen hold before pulling clear inside the final furlong to win by two and three-quarter lengths to earn himself a possible tilt at the Coventry Stakes.

"When you have a big price tag around your neck, if things don't pan out first time out then people get disappointed, but I wasn't and neither was the owner," Scott told Sky Sports Racing.

"Ryan kindly came and rode him, as he's got a lot on his plate at the moment, but he educated him well and he did what he had to do. It looked like he was still learning a bit.

"I've spent more time getting him relaxed and settled than getting him galloping, and he hasn't done any galloping since he last ran, so I was pleased to see him knuckle down and hit the line well.

"We'll have a chat with the team and make a plan for him. Six furlongs is where he should be at the moment and he'll get seven in time. The Coventry would be the race to go with him."

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